TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - The first description of the female of the water mite genus Sterkspruitia Cook, 2003 (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) VL - 57 IS - 3 SP - 689 EP - 691 PY - 2017 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Smit, Harry UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174188 DO - 10.24349/acarologia/20174188 DA - 2017-05-23 ET - 2017-05-23 KW - Systematics KW - Afrotropical region KW - South Africa AB - The first female of the genus Sterkspruitia is described. It differs from males of the genus in the number of dorsal and ventral platelets. Therefore, an emendation of the diagnosis of the genus is given. ER -